[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 86 (Thursday, May 7, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S2299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              CORONAVIRUS

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, my Iowa offices are located in Cedar 
Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City, and 
Waterloo. My State staff serves as my eyes and ears in communities from 
one side of the State to the other. From the Mississippi to the 
Missouri Rivers, my staff has their fingers on the pulse of Iowans, and 
this pandemic is no exception. They are working tirelessly to 
troubleshoot problems Iowans are facing related to the public health 
emergency and the economic fallout. No matter the concern, the problem, 
or circumstance that is affecting a farm, a business, school, or local 
hospital, my staff is on the ground ready to help.
  In the early weeks of the pandemic, they helped troubleshoot issues 
for Iowans who were overseas to get them back home to the United 
States. One example: In Peru, several young people were stranded and 
wanted to come home. They didn't get them home very fast, but they are 
home now.
  Since Congress passed the CARES Act, my staff has answered countless 
questions from Iowans about the Paycheck Protection Program, economic 
injury disaster loans, and economic impact payments. Whatever the 
question or redtape may be, my staff goes the extra mile to serve 
Iowans. They do whatever it takes to track down an answer and help make 
government work for the people as the government should work for the 
people.
  As always, they are in the trenches during this pandemic, working to 
help Iowans get through this and get through it together.
  I yield the floor.

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